This species is possibly a range-restricted habitat specialist, and possibly threatened by habitat loss and degradation due to agricultural expansion. With current available data it is however not possible to determine its risk of extinction.

Distribution

Endemism

South African endemic

Provincial distribution

Eastern Cape, Western Cape

Range

Langkloof near Uniondale and Joubertina.

Habitat and Ecology

Major system

Terrestrial

Major habitats

Fynbos

Description

Marshes and seeps.

Threats

If it occurs on lower slopes, this species is probably threatened by habitat loss and degradation due to agriculture, mainly crop cultivation and damming of streams.

Population

This species is poorly known. There are only a few collections, with the most recent dating from 1979. It may be overlooked, or misidentified as other taxa, as Senecio is in need of revision, and species are generally difficult to identify with certainty.